Ahvaz-Asmari Oil Field (Iran)

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Ahvaz-Asmari Oil Field is an operating oil field in Iran.

Along with Ahvaz-Bangestan Oil Field (Iran), Ahvaz-Asmari is a part of the Ahwaz complex.

Ahvaz-Asmari Oil Field is also sometimes referred to as Ahwaz.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Ahvaz-Asmari Oil Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Ahvaz-Asmari	Operating^[1]	Karun Oil and Gas Production Company^[2]	National Iranian Oil Company (100.0%)^[3]	1953^[4]	–	1954^[5]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Ahvaz-Asmari Oil Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
gas	recoverable reserves	368115.53	million m³	2023	^[1]
oil	recoverable reserves	10000	million bbl	2023	^[1]
oil	original oil in place	27913	million bbl	2002	^[6]
oil	remaining recoverable reserves	18000	million bbl	2014	^[7]

Table 3: Production from Ahvaz-Asmari Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
production	oil	219	million bbl/y	2023	^[1]
production	oil	255.5	million bbl/y	2005	^[8]
production	oil	273.75	million bbl/y	2014	^[7]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Ahvaz-Asmari Oil Field


Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Iran^[8]	31.3118, 48.8121 (exact)^[8]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Ahwaz complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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